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Eagle River Water & Sanitation District transitions Red Cliff operations to town

May 10, 2012, 6:47 pm

RED CLIFF, Colo.—The town of Red Cliff will operate their drinking water and wastewater facilities beginning Friday.
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I-70 surveys show growth of car-pooling

May 8, 2012, 11:44 am

VAIL, Colo.—A mid-winter survey of skiers and snowboarders at the three Dinosaur parking lots in Morrison has yielded a "goldmine of information" for resorts and stakeholders along the I-70 corridor, with detailed data on car-pooling patterns, which people might be induced to ride public transit to resorts and whether skiers and snowboarders might be willing to pay a toll for an extra lane of traffic on the busy corridor.
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It's that time: Help polish Vail for the summer season on Friday

May 7, 2012, 6:45 pm

VAIL, Colo.—Vail’s Annual Spring Clean Up is set for Friday, May 11, rain or shine. 
 
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Vail Resorts backs wilderness plan; key motorized trails plans advance

April 25, 2012, 2:00 pm

ATVs and dirt bikes share a trail on the White River NF. Bob Berwyn Photo.
VAIL, Colo.—There's room to roam in the western Colorado mountains, for both quiet-loving wilderness enthusiasts and people who appreciate public lands astride a dirt bike or an ATV.
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Vail Police Officers Sponsor Special Olympics fund raiser

April 24, 2012, 4:38 pm

VAIL, Colo.—On Wednesday, April 25, officers from the Vail Police Department will be serving tables at the Ore House in Vail Village as part of a national program called “Tip-A-Cop.” This event is not to increase officer salaries, but to raise funds for Colorado Special Olympics. Officers will use the outing to help serve the restaurants’ dining patrons and to solicit voluntary donations to support programs sponsored by the Colorado Special Olympics.

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Vail's botanical treasure trove about to burst into bloom

April 1, 2012, 8:58 am

Bob Berwyn Photo
VAIL, Colo.—It's not too early to start thinking about a spring visit to the Betty Ford Alpine Gardens, where warm March conditions have hastened the appearance of spring.
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Vail seeks help in naming new community space

March 14, 2012, 9:44 am

VAIL, Colo.—The Town of Vail is looking for suggestions from the public in naming the new community space at the Lionshead Welcome Center. Suggestions will be taken throughout the month of March with the winning submission to be selected by the Town Council.
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State to solicit private investors for I-70 upgrades

March 10, 2012, 7:55 am

I-70 just east of the tunnel, seem from Loveland Pass.(Photo By Bob Berwyn)
SUMMIT COUNTY, Colo.—A semi-secret unsolicited proposal for I-70 improvements from a private company is garnering more and more attention these days, as state, local and federal officials come to grips with the fact that there just isn't going to be much public money available for critical infrastructure needs.
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Economy tops the agenda for March 13 Vail Community Meeting

March 8, 2012, 12:22 pm

VAIL, Colo.—The Town of Vail’s construction and renovation of public facilities and its other contributions to the local economy will be the focus of the annual Community Meeting and Open House, slated for 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, March 13 at Donovan Pavilion. Sponsored by Vail Town Council, the event is good time for people to catch up on the town’s numerous projects.
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Council okays ordinance for land sale, selects Oz Architecture for new muni site building

March 7, 2012, 10:20 am

VAIL, Colo.—Vail Town Council on Tuesday cleared three more hurdles toward the redo of the town’s municipal site by approving an ordinance for a $5 million land sale for a medical building and selecting an architectural firm and project manager for the new town building.
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Hickenlooper in Vail for Global Energy Forum

March 2, 2012, 7:04 pm

Photo credit:  Zach Mahone
VAIL, COLORADO—Governor John Hickenlooper visited Vail today to address Denver’s Children's Hospital at the new 10th Mountain Restaurant on Vail Mountain. The Governor will address the Vail Global Energy Forum tomorrow in Beaver Creek.
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Local law firm hosting pro bono clinic

February 22, 2012, 12:24 pm

Feldman Nagel attorneys Brian Bevans, Teddi Ann Barry and Jaime Gassman. (Photo courtesy of Feldman Nagel)
VAIL, Colo.—Feldmann Nagel LLC with law offices in Steamboat Springs, Vail and Denver will be holding simultaneous no cost pro bono clinics on Tuesday, February 28 from 4:00pm – 8:00pm.
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CarniVail: Bourbon Street comes to Bridge Street

February 14, 2012, 9:54 am

(Photo courtesy of Vail Resorts)
VAIL, Colo—Vail gets hit with a spicy taste of New-Orleans-style fun when CarniVail returns to town Feb. 19-21, 2012. Guests will enjoy Mardi Gras merriment and all the Cajun fixin’s from a crawfish boil to the Fat Tuesday Parade and Bud Light Street Party, complete with plenty of beads.
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Vail Valley Partnership announces Success Award winners

February 10, 2012, 8:21 pm

VAIL, Colo.—The Vail Valley Partnership−the Chamber & Tourism Bureau−announced on Friday evening the Success Award winners in eight respective categories. The winners were previously nominated by their peers in the business community and then selected by the Success Awards Committee.
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Mutual admiration: 10th Mountain and recently wounded vets find common ground in Vail

February 5, 2012, 7:39 pm

Camp Hale was the training site for the Army’s 10th Mountain Division.  Troops learned high-altitude combat skills on skis, and they went on to  become the backbone for the emerging American ski industry. Photo  courtesy Colorado Ski & Snowboard Museum
VAIL, Colo.—Dick Over and Earl Clark tell an old war story well. It‘s a story rooted in the mountains south of Vail and it is fundamental to the American ski industry. And it’s good they have historians and an audience to carry the narrative forward; most of their old comrades are gone.
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